BASEMENT ALERT! These New York Residents In Danger
There is a new alert that has been posted and impacts those who live below grade in portions of New York State. The weather has been interesting to say the least. This summer, we have seen just about everything from hot and humid, to cool and wet!. But the latest...
The 1991 discovery of 419 African graves that revealed Manhattan’s massive colonial-era slave cemetery
The African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan, New York. From the late 1600s to 1794, a 6.6-acre plot in Lower Manhattan served as the final resting place for over 15,000 African people. Both free and enslaved Africans were buried in this ground outside the boundaries of New Amsterdam, the Dutch settlement that became...
Ex-NYPD Commissioner Files Explosive Suit Alleging Mayor Adams Runs NYPD as a Criminal Enterprise
Former Interim NYPD Commissioner Thomas Donlon filed an explosive federal lawsuit Wednesday, alleging that Mayor Eric Adams and department leaders function as a criminal “racketeering” enterprise. Donlon said the officials’ efforts to consolidate power and punish dissent included manipulating the department’s...
Officials Urge These New Yorkers To Stay Indoors Immediately
The air over the Hudson Valley is unsafe today. Here's which New Yorkers should stay inside. The New York State DEC has issued an Air Quality alert for the Hudson Valley and New York City. Air Quality Health Advisory Issued Wednesday for Lower Hudson Valley and New York City. The...
NYPD: 4 boys arrested after drone video shows group subway surfing on 6 train
Police said that 200 lives have potentially been saved in just the last 20 months due to the drone team.
Police: 4 hurt in 2 separate shootings in Belmont
Authorities say four people were injured, with the youngest victim being a 17-year-old boy.
As New York City debates free buses, Westchester County cracks down on fare evasion
In 2022, Westchester County eliminated summer bus fares on its county-wide system, the Bee-Line. The “Free Bee” program was touted as a way to increase ridership after the COVID-19 pandemic and help low-income residents access some of the county’s biggest attractions during the summer. But three years...
Victoria Lee Shooting Update: Fort Lee Officer Cleared
The decision, announced by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA), came nearly one year after Lee was killed by Officer Tony Pickens Jr. at The Pinnacle apartments on Main Street in Fort Lee. The panel voted “no bill” on Monday, July 14, following a review of 911 calls,...
New York City hospitals join ‘food as medicine’ movement, prescribing free boxes of fresh...
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here . New York city’s public hospital system is joining the “food as medicine” movement, offering “prescriptions” for free boxes of fresh produce — tomatoes, potatoes, broccoli, peaches, bok choy, and fennel — delivered to...
2 people shot in Fordham Heights, the Bronx; no arrests
Police say the shooting happened just before 10 p.m. in front of East 187th Street and Park Avenue in the Fordham Heights section.
